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Where’s LDIFDE on XP Professional?

The Windows XP Professional docs tell you the LDIFDE utility is avaialble on that OS, but I haven’t been able to find it. Simply copy it from a Windows Server 2003 installation – it’s in %Systemroot%\System32.

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Adding IMAP4 Virtual Server to Cluster takes cluster group offline

You’ve just built a shiny new Windows Server 2003 cluster, installed Exchange Server 2003, created an Exchange Virtual Server (EVS) and tested MAPI, HTTP, Cluster Failover, et al – things look great! User calls, can’t access mail on new EVS using IMAP4. When you create the Exchange Virtual Server by creating the System Attendant resource […]

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NetApp SnapManager for Exchange (SME) Restore takes Physical Disk offline

I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with NetApp’s SnapManager for Exchange (SME) backup utility. To restore a store, SME needs to take the Physical Disk resource offline. (Actually swaps it with the volume/LUN that has the backup). When this happens, the Exchange System Manager (and thereby the entire Exchange Virtual Server) goes down – because […]

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NetApp’s VSS Provider looks for “non-existent” file versions in KB833167

When you try to install the NetApp VSS Provider (to connect iSCSI filers to Windows Server 2003), you need to install Hotfixes from KB833167 and KB824354. You install the hotfixes. Then install the VSS Provider. And here’s what you get – Incorrect version of the following files was detected. Please install Hotfix Q833167. Esent.dll version […]

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MSDTC Resource and Confusing KB 301600

Microsoft KB 301600 talks about how to install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) resource on a Windows Server 2003 cluster. STEP 8: In Dependencies, press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard, select both the Physical Disk and Network Name that you created in step 2, and then click the Add button But […]

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